Answers to the Tibet Quiz 
March 19, 2013

1. Where is Tibet?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

2. When did China first recognize the borders of Tibet?

• 821
• 1822
• 1951
• 2012

3. What did the 13th Dalai Lama do in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu in September 1908?

• bowed slightly
• did not bow, kneel, or kowtow
• knelt but did not kowtow
• kowtowed & broke a rare vase

4. When was the flag of Tibet created?

• The 1960s
• 1912
• During the Hyboian Age
• When Conan hosted the Tonight Show

5. When was the most recent Tibetans revolt against Chinese rule?

• December 7, 1941
• March 10, 1959
• November 22, 1963
• January 28, 1986

6. What Buddhist practice did China outlaw in 2007?

• reincarnation 
• meditation
• communication
• social media or texting

7. How many self-immolations have occurred by Tibetans protesting Chinese-rule (February 2009 - March 2013)?

• 9
• 29
• 59
• 109

8. How did the Chinese police behave toward the husband of the most recent self-immolator?

• Consoled him about her death
• Convinced him to speak to the media
• Arrested him
• Ignored him

9. When China invaded Tibet in November 1950, Tibet protested to the United Nations through what country?

• Nepal
• Zimbabwe
• France
• El Salvador

10. Where does the 14th Dalai Lama and the Tibet government in exile reside?

• The Vatican in Rome
• Dharamsala in India
• Geneva in Switzerland
• New York City